Action | Amend current regulations to include new regulations as a result of legislative changes and changes in the practice of EMS. |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 3/19/2010 |
PPCR Submission
I am supporting the language in the new regulations that allow for up to 24 hours for an EMS Agency to submit the pre-hospital patient care report (PPCR). This requirement gives EMS Agencies the flexibility during disaster situations which are both local and state declared disasters to rapidly turn ambulances around at receiving hospitals. Our County (
Requiring more stringent reporting is burdensome and has financial implications for local governments already dealing with the worst budget recession since the Great Depression.